What Would Tony Do?

What Would Tony Do?

Last Saturday, January 25, I  had the honor of attending the Celebration of Life for Dr. Tony Campolo. Tony died two months earlier on November 19, 2024, and the family had its own private funeral. This event, officiated by Tony’s son Bart Campolo, was for the...
Spiritual Formation Starts with Jesus

Spiritual Formation Starts with Jesus

In my introduction to this series on “Antiracism as Spiritual Formation” I shared a definition of spiritual formation offered by Dr. Robert Mulholland in his book Invitation to a Journey: A Road Map for Spiritual Formation. In the preface to that book Mulholland...

Dear Evangelicals— You are not the only Christians

The Christianity Today controversy On December 19, 2019 Christianity Today editor Mark Galli dropped a bombshell when he called for President Trump to be removed from office for his attempts to bribe the president of Ukraine by withholding funds passed by Congress. ...

The Mystery of Faith

One Who Professed Faith This past Sunday, a 12-year old boy was baptized by our pastor. For those not familiar with the Baptist and Anabaptist traditions, baptism in these churches does not happen when a child is born, but rather when that child at whatever age makes...
The Great Divorce ( Books That Shaped Me #6)

The Great Divorce ( Books That Shaped Me #6)

Live for a while in the books you love. Learn from them what is worth learning, but above all love them. This love will be returned to you a thousand times. Whatever your life may become, these books — of this I am certain — will weave through the web of...